But sometimes those with gigantic pics and things have useful and interesting things as well - if there was a size restriction or file size restriction on images then that would be much better... Chuck and Rose anyone? I have to scroll sideways to read every post

I guess BBcode allowances could be reduced but it is difficult to link to useful sites or posts then as well...

more support here

and 'Special Hell' is a reference to Firefly

Let's not single anyone out here, if you have viewing problems due to an oversized siggy, one can always PM the person or lets the mods know. I have found that most just do not realize their siggys affect viewing in that way and oblige.

(even have a pic of me taken with Mal, and I DON'T go in for that kind of thing as a general rule )

Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to bug a mod for something like an oversized sig. It smacks of running and telling mom. I'll bug a mod if I feel like we Pictcairn Islanders are being harassed by members of former colonies who like to shove that fact in our still-colonized faces (I'm looking at you Canada!), but I think it's a bad idea in general to run to the mods whenever I don't like something that somebody else does. Likewise, I don't like contacting other members about things like that. I asked someone about 6 months ago if they wouldn't mind re-sizing their sig so that my browser didn't side-scroll, and they told me to just re-size my browser. They also said nobody else was complaining and that I should mind my own damn business. Come to think of it though, he might have been Canadian.

Point well taken, although prior to my mod-ship I also PMed people about siggy's that were distracting, I suppose the reponse can go either way. The real point behind me making this suggestion is that this thread or others really shouldnt be used to call other members out.

Would it be possible to code an option to disable signatures on a per-user basis? I.e., you can turn off my signature if you don't like it, but still display everyone else's sig.

I like seeing most people's signatures. Many people have good information in their sigs, and the timelines are interesting too. I don't even mind some of the larger images. But I absolutely can't stand the "meez" avatars. If you use them or like them, more power to you, I'm sure you're a very nice person. I don't hate you. But I hate your avatar. The animations are distracting and annoying.

Since I use Firefox, I have taken to just blocking images from the meez server in my browser. But recently some users have taken to moving their avatar images to services such as Photobucket. So now I have to block Photobucket, which I really don't want to have to do.

So if we could just turn off signatures on a per-user basis, that would be really nice. Is this doable?

Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to bug a mod for something like an oversized sig. It smacks of running and telling mom. I'll bug a mod if I feel like we Pictcairn Islanders are being harassed by members of former colonies who like to shove that fact in our still-colonized faces (I'm looking at you Canada!), but I think it's a bad idea in general to run to the mods whenever I don't like something that somebody else does. Likewise, I don't like contacting other members about things like that. I asked someone about 6 months ago if they wouldn't mind re-sizing their sig so that my browser didn't side-scroll, and they told me to just re-size my browser. They also said nobody else was complaining and that I should mind my own damn business. Come to think of it though, he might have been Canadian.

I PM'd a member, once, about something in their sig. I can say that I didn't get as polite a response as I had been to them. I was also told basically the same thing. I think they were from Pitcairn.

I PM'd a member, once, about something in their sig. I can say that I didn't get as polite a response as I had been to them. I was also told basically the same thing. I think they were from Pitcairn.

I would LOVE to be able to turn of 'certain individuals' sigs and never have to see another Huge cat/smooch/hilary/obama/youtube/nonsense picture again.

Thanks thanks.

I will try to downsize him. I promise.

I am getting rid of my signature.

i've never noticed if you had one or not, i've had signatures turned off for over a year

LOL...do you get to see your own?

And!!! Has anyone figured out a way of "tabbing" across from a line of text so I could have two timelines side by side? That would be awesome... because of my OCD nature I have tried putting the info into tables but I can't find the perfect shade so it isn't a white box - when I print screen and use the dropper tool in photoshop it comes out darker than it is in the forum and so does the text

I think that is just using images though - I'd kinda want something like.,.. I don't know if this will work..

K1 timeline blah blah...................................AOS timeline blah blah
Date..........................................................Date

You get the idea... at least if this works...

Which it didn't... ok so where the ..... are replaced by spaces/tabs

my goodness, Jeraly dear; do you derail every thread you post in?

*tsking while looking over granny glasses*

All signatures should be banned, including the timeline ones, except ones of kitties and they should be compulsory for all, even if they have no cats of their own. If that is the case then cat ownership should be put in the TOS! Not having a cat is against the TOS!

*chants * we need more cats, we need more cats, we need more cats!

All signatures should be banned, including the timeline ones, except ones of kitties and they should be compulsory for all, even if they have no cats of their own. If that is the case then cat ownership should be put in the TOS! Not having a cat is against the TOS!

*chants * we need more cats, we need more cats, we need more cats!

I'm sorry about any offense I have caused to the cat mafia. But it's very hard to look like I'm working when there's a bit picture of a cat or a kissing couple on my screen.

Now if it was a picture of a dog.....

I've had a good teacher

All signatures should be banned, including the timeline ones, except ones of kitties and they should be compulsory for all, even if they have no cats of their own. If that is the case then cat ownership should be put in the TOS! Not having a cat is against the TOS!

*chants * we need more cats, we need more cats, we need more cats!

*looks sternly over granny glasses at mox*

Kim/Russ - is there even a way to create those spaces without using a table then adding the bbcode for an image file? I can look up the html code for a tab if that would work, even if it does look like a swear word blanked out with %^$ etc Or failing that then the html colour code for the board background so it matches in my siggie although I still say that updating image files is more of a PITA than just updating the bbcode...

I suppose the difficulty in getting the background colour right for signatures comes from alternating posts having a very subtly different shade of colour.

i've never noticed if you had one or not, i've had signatures turned off for over a year

...or at least put a limit to how fricken ginormous some of the sigs can be...